Beechcroft High School
| Beechcroft High School | |
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| Address | |
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6100 Beechcroft Road , , 43229 | |
| Coordinates | 40°5′39″N 82°57′53″W / 40.09417°N 82.96472°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
| Established | 1976 |
| School district | Columbus City Schools |
| Superintendent | Gene Harris[1] |
| Principal | Anthony Alston[1] |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 950 |
| Color(s) | Brown and Gold [1] |
| Athletics | 10 boys and 9 girls varsity sports |
| Athletics conference | Columbus City League[1] |
| Team name | Cougars[1] |
| Accreditation | North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2] |
| Athletic Director | Eric Music[1] |
| Website | School website |
Beechcroft High School is a four-year high school (grades 9-12) located on the north side of Columbus, Ohio. It is a part of Columbus City Schools. Beechcroft was first opened in 1976 as a six-year junior/senior high school. At that time, school enrollment peaked at 1,200+ students. Current enrollment is 950 students.
Beechcroft is known to some as "Da Croft". The school colors are Gold and Brown. The school nickname is the Cougars. Marching band rival is Northland High School and football wise its Brookhaven High School.
Sports and activities
The school has 10 boys and 9 girls varsity sports which include baseball, basketball (Boys and Girls), bowling (Boys and Girls), cross country (Boys and Girls), football, softball, swimming & diving (Boys and Girls), soccer (Boys and Girls), tennis (Boys and Girls), track & field (Boys and Girls), wrestling, and volleyball.
The football program at Beechcroft competes in the Columbus City League. Beechcroft has reached the OHSAA playoffs 13 times in football, including a 5-season run from 1999-2003.
The school received national attention from ESPN and Sports Illustrated during the 2008 football season, after beating local league foe Centennial High School 96-0. Beechcroft scored 55 first quarter points, tying for the 4th highest point total in one quarter in national high school football history. The 96 points scored by Beechcroft also tied for the second highest point total in the nation during the 2008 high school football season.
The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL)[3] and National Junior Classical League (NJCL).[4]
Notable alumni
Curtis Isaiah Keaton- NFL, Played for the Cincinnati Bengals Drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft and also played for the New Orleans Saints.
- Chip Cox - CFL player for the Montreal Alouettes
Mike Stranges ('90) - Actor. Starred in the film "Ritual"
The Beechcroft Fight Song
Proud of our team
The strong and mighty Beechcroft Cougars!
With our cougar strength
We're going to win this game tonight!!
Go Brown and Gold
We're headed for a victory!
So with this might!
We're gonna fight!
For good old Beechcroft High!
Written by: Shelley Orr Schultheis Class of 1980
External links
References
- ^ a b c d e f OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Retrieved 2010-02-17.
- ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Retrieved 2010-02-17. [dead link]
- ^ "Executive Board Pre-File Application". OhioJCL.org - June 2007. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on June 17, 2007. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "OJCL Constitution". OhioJCL.org - July 2002. Internet Archive: Wayback Machine. 2010. Archived from the original on July 21, 2002. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
... by paying both OJCL annual chapter dues and any annual chapter membership dues required by NJCL.